Christie's defends decision to sell two illuminations, expected to make up to £1m each, as they were removed from The Paths of Paradise 30 years ago

A sale of the artist duo's collection at Sotheby's Paris this week could further fuel market demand for Les Lalanne's playful works that fuse flora and fauna

The increasing professionalisation of the commercial art world yields new complexities for dealers

Ali Gureli apologises for accusing foreign media of spreading propaganda, but it is not yet clear if he will step down

The NBCUniversal vice chairman and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency claims two art dealers duped him into buying the fake painting for nearly $1m in 2001

Antiques trade fought for judicial review of proposed ban, due to come into force in the coming months, but draft judgement will not be made until 31 October

Galleries fresh to the 46th edition explain their decision and reveal their early sales

Street artist's Gross Domestic Product merchandise store opens online, but collectors are being heavily vetted to prevent flipping

A letter sent to the company's leadership yesterday outlines “aggressive and coercive tactics” used against employees after they attempted to unionise last month

Yayoi Kusama will display her largest ever public work for the French fair opening this week

The Spanish-born independent dealer discusses working with Larry Gagosian and why she won't do art fairs

Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs

Gallery was due to take a space in Komunuma, housed in a 1940s former manufacturing plant in Romainville, a north eastern suburb

The work, previously unknown to scholars, was until now in a private ducal collection

Law banning face masks sparks more protests and brings Metro and buses to a halt, but Fine Art Asia chief says impact on fair is minimal

As the art world turns out in the capital during Frieze, Justine Simons, London's deputy mayor for culture and the creative industries, wonders what the rest of the world must be thinking

Post war, contemporary and Italian art sale notched up £89m, topped by a £7.4m Jean-Michel Basquiat

There is a long list of innovative ventures to have fallen by the capital’s waysides but some have left a lasting legacy

In this bumper edition we interview three of the world's leading artists, all of whom have shows timed to coincide with Frieze in London, plus all the latest news from the fair

Nicole Eisenman, Jean-Michel Basquiat and a dozen Italians help weather the Brexit storm

Chief financial officer Michael Goss is replaced by Jean-Luc Berrebi per the terms of the merger, which sees shareholders compensated $57 per share

The growing success of female African artists marks an exciting shift in the market

Stanley Whitney, Elizabeth Peyton and Joy Labinjo are among the first works to attract buyers at this year's fair

New record set for Alex Katz, but less-familiar names also exceed expectations

With three separate shows of his work taking place in London during Frieze Week, the German artist's market is heating up

Christie's sale in London totals £23m with Modern British artists rubbing shoulders with international post-war names

City's vibrant gallery scene echoes spirit of Noughties Berlin

With over 22,000 works hung on its walls, the popular chicken chain is an unlikely champion for emerging South African artists

Steamy Trinidad scenes and black female fetishisation—the best new commercial exhibitions this month

Art is pitched as an asset class, but even big-name artists are not guaranteed to hold their value, let alone turn a profit